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If you dream it, you can be it!!

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , , , on January 28, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Young women like these could be the business leaders of tomorrow. (John Fisken photo)

   Young women like these (l to r, Skyler Lawrence, Ashlie Shank, Maddy Hilkey and Sarah Wright) could be the business leaders of tomorrow. (John Fisken photo)

Dream big. Succeed big.

Soroptimist International of Coupeville will be offering three free seminars — Dream it, Be It: Career Support for Girls –– in March, with an eye on helping local young women prepare for their futures.

The sessions will be held at a yet to be determined spot, and registration is now open.

Classroom space is limited and it’s on a first-come, first-served basis, so girls and their parents are encouraged to pick up, fill out and return the necessary forms as soon as possible.

Registration applications can be found in the counseling center at Coupeville High School and can be returned there or to Shelli Trumbull at Cascade Insurance (404 S. Main).

The sessions will be:

Saturday, Mar. 5 – 10:00-2:30
Saturday, Mar. 12 – 10:00-2:30
Saturday, Mar. 19 – 9:00-3:30

Each session, which is designed for high school-aged girls, will include female business owners from the Central Whidbey community.

The program aims to empower young women to pursue career goals, with an emphasis on career opportunities, setting and achieving goals, overcoming obstacles and moving forward after setbacks.

For more info, pop over to:

http://www.soroptimist.org/our-programs/career-guidance-girls.html

Or contact Kathy Sechrist (360-678-3951 or sechristk@gmail.com) or Vivian Rogers Decker (360-320-7013 or vivianrdecker@gmail.com)

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Heart of gold, elbows of fury!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, Happy birthday, Track, Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on January 28, 2016| 1 Comment »

Allison Wenzel: Beast Mode (John Fisken photos)

Allison Wenzel: Beast Mode (John Fisken photos)

Now, let’s imagine you’ve never been to a game of any sorts at Coupeville High School before.

At first, you see Allison Wenzel, with the ever-present smile, the serene sweetness of nature, the way she jokes around with bench buddy Skyler Lawrence.

A few words, and it becomes quickly obvious she’s smart as a whip, sensitive to others, a young woman who loves (and is loved by) her teammates.

So, you have one image of what you think she is.

Then, it begins.

A volleyball match, a basketball game, a track meet, and the second Allison Wenzel unleashes and it is … freakin’ awesome.

She is, quite simply, a beast at times, and I mean that in the best way possible.

At a recent basketball game, I was sitting next to Jodi Crimmins, the Nicest Woman in the Universe, but also someone who used to tear arms off of people on the basketball court in the ’90s.

As we watched Wenzel uncork a butt-whuppin’ on anyone who would dare to get between her and the basketball, I looked at Jodi and said, “You know, she is you reincarnated, isn’t she?”

Jodi’s smile covered one side of the gym to the other.

Allison Wenzel, kind, caring, smart, lover of animals and people, is a destroyer of worlds in the arena, and it is beautiful to see.

As she celebrates her birthday today, I hope she knows how many fans she has, people who appreciate her huge heart and never-say-die spirit on the floor.

Like her older sister Rachel, also a talented athlete and scholar and amazing young woman, Allison is a blessing to her parents, Susan and Tim, and to her town.

We are lucky to get to be a small part in her journey, to witness as she, day by day, shines even more brightly.

I always love to see young athletes like Allison get rewarded for the time and effort they put in, for showing you can play like a demon on the court and still be an angel in real life.

Happy cake day, Miss Wenzel. Never stop being awesome.

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Set up for a final run!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Brian Shank

   Hard-working Brian Shank (with ball) scored a game-high seven points in Coupeville’s JV loss Tuesday night. (John Fisken photo)

The transition begins.

As the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball squad heads down the final stretch of the season, coach Dustin Van Velkinburgh is mixing things up.

His young guns have been throwing up a ton of three-balls in practice, as the team is looking to amp up its offense.

While the Wolves aren’t quite ready yet to play at the pace of say, Loyola Marymount from the late ’80s/early ’90s, they do want to push the flow of the game, mixing treys with layups.

First though, they’ll have to have a better shooting night than they did Tuesday, when Coupeville went 4-of-27 from behind the arc in a 59-25 loss to visiting Chimacum.

The loss dropped the Wolf JV to 2-11 overall, 0-5 in league play.

Brian Shank paced CHS with seven points, while Gabe Eck drained a pair of three-pointers to back him with six.

Ty Eck banked home four, Andre Avila popped for three, Hunter Downes notched two and Ariah Bepler tickled the twines for a free throw.

And yes, that’s 23 and not 25, as the book was missing a bucket from the second quarter.

Someone tell the JV score-keeper they’ll need to be quicker with the pencil, especially if the Wolf young guns start nailing all those three-balls.

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Win with style!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Kyla Briscoe (John Fisken photos)

   Kyla Briscoe, mere moments before she banked home a key bucket in Tuesday night’s CHS varsity win. (John Fisken photos)

Allison Wenzel

   It’s deceptive. Allison Wenzel (in white) looks like she’s cradling the ball. She’s actually clamped on that sucker so tight with her patented Death Grip, it’s about to explode.

Lindsey Roberts

   Lindsey Roberts, the last person a girl from another team wants to see in her face when it’s time to try and inbound a ball.

Lauren Grove

   #15 may not realize it, but she’s already lost the battle. When ball-hawk Lauren Grove locks eyes with you, it’s game over, man, game over.

Brittany Powers

   Up, up and away for Brittany Powers, as she … um … powers her way in for a bucket.

Skyler Lawrence

   Having snatched the rebound (and possibly decked a rival — notice the shoes of a fallen player at left) Skyler Lawrence looks to make an outlet pass.

Kailey Kellner

   Kailey Kellner just wants to put the ball in the hoop and she’d kinda like it if everyone would stop hitting her along the way.

They are the Evil Empire.

Well, at least to the other three schools in the 1A Olympic League they probably seem that way.

Coupeville High School’s girls’ basketball programs continue to rampage unstopped, having now run their combined record in league play to 27-1 (a lone JV loss to Chimacum the only ultra-small fleck on the resume).

With four game left in this second season of the league, the varsity has its eyes on back-to-back 9-0 seasons, while 8-1 after a 9-0 debut wouldn’t be bad for the young guns.

Of course, with coaches David and Amy King preaching one game at a time, and never, ever underestimate a foe, the Wolves have hardly let things go to their heads.

As they pursue perfection, travelin’ photo man John Fisken is prone to popping up at a moment’s notice to snag pics of the hoops stars in action.

The photos above, from Tuesday’s battles against Chimacum (spoiler: both Wolf teams won), are courtesy him.

To see more (and possibly purchase some, thereby helping fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes) pop over to:

Varsity — http://www.olympicleague.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=10480&league=21&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=24&sport=0

JV — http://www.olympicleague.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=10484&league=21&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=24&sport=0

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Play with passion!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Dante Mitchell (John Fisken photos)

   Dante Mitchell glides to the hoop as smoothly as a hot knife cutting through butter. (John Fisken photos)

Cameron Toomey-Stout

   Don’t make Cameron Toomey-Stout mad. You wouldn’t like him when he’s mad.

Jordan Ford

Trapped in the tall trees, Jordan Ford looks for an exit.

Risen Johnson can already taste the sweet, sweet basket he's about to score.

Risen Johnson can already taste the sweet, sweet basket he’s about to score.

Andre Avila

   Out in front of the pack, Andre Avila returns the ball to the hoop it wants to call home.

Hunter Downes

Hunter Downes gets down and dirty in the paint.

DeAndre Mitchell wants that ball and he's not taking no for an answer.

DeAndre Mitchell wants that ball and he’s not taking no for an answer.

No wins, but some pretty decent photos.

Both Coupeville High School boys’ basketball squads came up short Tuesday night, but they did make for some good photo targets for travelin’ clicker John Fisken.

The photos above are courtesy him.

To see more (and possibly purchase some, thereby helping fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes) pop over to:

Varsity — http://www.olympicleague.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=10485&league=21&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=24&sport=0

JV — http://www.olympicleague.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=10487&league=21&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=24&sport=0

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